One of the few blessings of living in an age of anxiety is that we are forced to become aware of ourselves.
ROLLO MAYEvery human being must have a point at which he stands against the culture, where he says, “This is me and the world be damned!” Leaders have always been the ones to stand against the society – Socrates, Christ, Freud, all the way down the line.
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A myth is a way of making sense in a senseless world. Myths are narrative patterns that give significance to our existence.
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People attain worth and dignity by the multitude of decisions they make from day by day. These decisions require courage.
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It is dangerous to know, but it is more dangerous not to know.
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Fortunately, however, we no longer have to argue that self -love is not only necessary and good but that it also is a prerequisite for loving others.
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It is well to remind ourselves that anxiety signifies a conflict, and so long as a conflict is going on, a constructive solution is possible.
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I learned that healing and cure are active processes in which I myself needed to participate.
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It is an ironic habit of human beings to run faster when we have lost our way.
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The amazing thing about love is that it is the best way to get to know ourselves.
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Creativity is the process of bringing something new into being. Creativity requires passion and commitment. It brings to our awareness what was previously hidden and points to new life. The experience is one of heightened consciousness: ecstasy.
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When I fall in love, I feel more valuable and I treat myself with more care. We have all observed the hesitant adolescent, uncertain of himself, who, when he or she falls in love, suddenly walks with a certain inner assuredness and confidence/
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It is an old and ironic habit of human beings to run faster when we have lost our way; and we grasp more fiercely at research, statistics, and technical aids in sex when we have lost the values and meaning of love.
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Joy, rather than happiness, is the goal of life, for joy is the emotion which accompanies our fulfilling our natures as human beings. It is based on the experience of one’s identity as a being of worth and dignity.
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Science, Nietzsche had warned, is becoming a factory, and the result will be ethical nihilism.
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To believe fully and at the same moment to have doubts is not at all a contradiction: it presupposes a greater respect for truth, an awareness that truth always goes beyond anything that can be said or done at any given moment.
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There is nobody who totally lacks the courage to change.
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